The red tape and the slothfulness with which containers are received in port facilities are some of the major deficiencies that feed the incompetence of the ports of the region. Sometimes, a container can be shipped in 5 hours, but there are other times when it’s declared abandoned,” said Otto Noack, executive director of the […]
PANI’s toll-free hotline
The National Children ‘s Trust (PANI) has a toll-free hotline: 1147. Attention is available from Monday through Friday, from from 7 a.m. until 11 p.m, with two psychologists serving people who need guidance with any issue involving minors. The service is operating since 2011 and provides advice on issues of upbringing, education, limits the use […]
MINAE paid plus salary based on rule revoked in 1992
Over the past year, the Ministry of Environment and Energy (MINAE) paid officials’ salaries based on a 1990 agreement that was repealed since 1992. This was revealed by a report of the Comptroller General of the Republic (CGR), who is calling for an end to this situation. The report presents the case of three officials […]
Costa Rica’s new venomous snake
Costa Rica has a new venomous snake, the Bothriechis nubestris, located in Talamanca, whose existence was confirmed this week on the world list of snakes. Publications such as Sci-News and Zootaxa reported that with this new Viper, the number of snakes in Costa Rica amounted to 143. The discovery was not easy because of the […]
Seminar on business growth
How to make your business grow? That will be the topic of a seminar for business owners and entrepreneurs who are just starting and seek the key to success. The seminar will focus on how to create a rather profitable business without the presence of the owner. “6 steps to make your business grow” is […]
Historic transplant weekend
This weekend four hospitals of the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) participated in a surgical task without precedents: they performed 10 transplants of organs and tissues. The alert began on Friday night in Mexico Hospital, when the presence of two possible donors was reported. HNN and Calderón Hospital’s team network was activated to perform […]
